In the 1980s, an unlikely champion for protecting the Amazon rainforest emerges: Chico Mendes, a rubber tapper and labor organizer from the remote Brazilian state of Acre. His shrewd tactics keep both cattle ranchers and big banks from clear-cutting the jungle. But his success also makes him a target.
Special thanks to:
Burning Season by Andrew Revkin
The World is Burning by Alex Shoumatoff
((o))eco (https://oeco.org.br/)
SUMAÚMA (https://sumauma.com/en/)
Gomercindo Rodrigues
Angela Mendes
Steve Schwartzman
Environmental Defense Fund
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